Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-30
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The Curious Hgidnishs Experiences Of . ram
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ny IN Philadelphia
From the PhilAdel phia Inquirer.
The family Of John II. BruneT, . frui
dealer, living on Msckinsw street, smal
thoroughfare in the Tenth ward had . mos
remarkable experience with Q large black
bat one night last week. The family had re
tired little earlier than usual, aud In con-
sequence Of the extreme heat had oil the
second story windows thrown wide open.
At about II o'clock the two little daughter
OF Mr. Bruner we're awakened BY SOME
blsck object huttsring above the bedstesd.
They thought nothing OF 1t at nrst, but the
strange intruder kept buzzing about the bed
no long that they became thoroughly fright.
ened and began tocry. The father, who was
In the =, next =, room, lighted "a candle and and
the children. To his great surprise he be-
held what he describes ~ Q large, hideOus
black bat flying wildly about the room.
The appearance Of the light sppesred TO
theory OF naturAlists that the hat cannot see
In the light. A. all events, u fiuttered and
spluttered about the room, Ing up
against bureaus, picture frames aud bed
Tell, apparently exhausted, In . corner OF the
room. Mr. Brunsr stopped down ~ pick II
up, with the intention Of throwing It out Of
the window, when - II by magic, II spread
flight about the room. This time It varied
it, performance by occasionally striking the
hoads Of the two little girls with it, claws.
From time immemorial little girls have been
taught that II hat ever gets its claws In
their hair they will never come out Hence,
the feelings OF tho little ones In this instance
can better bs Imagined than described. They
shrieked and went on every tim6 the bat
came within . f1Ot Of them until they were
fairly worked up to the hysteriCal point
a Of usp
this time and secretly vowed that he would
not allow an insgDi iticsnt little creature like
that To agitate . whole household. Placing
tho children In safe corner he procured
large broom handle, and when the bat flew
In his direction aimed . terrific blow at IL He
missed tho bat, but succeeded In dSmolishtuR &
two handsome decorated vsses that stood on
the msntelpieca In no wise disheartaned he
leveled . second blow at the "pesky critter." +"
aud this time managed tn huri the coal oil
lamp from the bureau clear on to the bed.
Confusion reigned supreme for awhile Mr..
Bruner paced about the room In An excited
manner, while the children added TO the
general din by shriektng 10 an unearthly
manner. Just then the hat blindly stumbled
against the candle, scorching It's wings and
extiDguishing the light
The darkness seemed To help It considers.
bly,, but we'll directed blow knocked Il 70
the floor. A light was procured, and 70
make sure OF his work this time Mr.. Bruner
pounded the bat vigorously with the Lex OF
sn old chair. As It still showed sixns OF lie
II WAS placed IN . bucket Of water and the
latter covered with board and several Hat
irons The family got very little sleep that
night, and the next morning curiOusly in-
spec, cd the water bucket The bat Wss dead
and that was oil. 1t had apparently made
fruitleas efforts To get out OF the bucket, and
from oil indications had died hard. " The
second story OF the Bruuer Household pro-
ssnted scene Of desOlAtiOn when the hrst
streak OF dawn made its way through the
halt closed shuttsrs The floor WAS strewn
with broken chairs and fragments OF glass
aad china But the hat wSs dead, and this
fact alone oonsNled the family for the cy.
clonic appearance OF the house